Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted he personally killed criminal suspects as mayor of Davao. It is the first such admission he has made since becoming president in June, but echoes comments he made in […]
By Jaela Bernstien, CBC News More than three years after Michael Applebaum’s term as Montreal mayor was cut short after seven months by corruption charges, his trial is getting underway. The former mayor was supposed […]
A mayor jailed on drug charges has been shot dead in his cell after a reported gun battle with police in the Philippines. Rolando Espinosa and fellow inmate Raul Yap apparently opened fire as officers looked […]
After President Rodrigo Duterte publicly named him as a drug suspect last summer, the mayor of a small Philippine town said he was not worried. In August the mayor, Samsudin Dimaukom, told The New York […]
Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi told jurors during his felony theft trial that he used his government-issued credit card for personal purchases, but denied that he tried to steal public funds. Kenoi faces five criminal […]
The activist who hit Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson in the face with a coconut cream pie in September appeared Thursday in Sacramento Superior Court. Sean Thompson was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges. During a brief fight, […]
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